Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Description

Manufacturing Team Lead:

When you’re part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe.

Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information

Cincinnati, OH

Job Description:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is currently seeking a formulation team lead for dispensing and granulation readiness supporting day shift in Cincinnati, OH.

The Manufacturing Leader coordinates and drives the production schedule and is responsible for the readiness coordination of the department. Administers all company policies with respect to GMPs, validation, quality, safety, health, attendance, and environment. With QA, makes quality decisions regarding batches in each manufacturing area. Develops employees and coordinates training on new equipment. Identifies, Improves, and implements key changes in quality, safety, and productivity to department SOP's and unit operations.

Applicant should have good knowledge of GMP's of dry product's manufacturing. Must have the ability to empower, motivate and develop individuals. Must have ability to resolve problems and make decisions independently. Must work and communicate well with associates in multiple areas. Identifies trends and facilitates improvement efforts based upon the findings. Proactively drives quality improvements to achieve department safety, quality, and productivity goals. Models effective and constructive communication and interactions with technical departments both orally and in writing; maintain acceptable proficiency in technical and non-technical (e.g. interpersonal) skills. Requires a passion for problem solving.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises and leads 14+ hourly employees across a 24 x 6 operation
• Coordinates and executes the production schedule for Granulation.
• Tracks and reports out on departmental metrics and facilitates improvement efforts.
• Coordinates training and develops employees applying banding matrixes and new equipment opportunities.
• Improves quality of processes as well as identify safety and efficiency improvements.
• With QA, makes quality decisions regarding batches in each manufacturing area.
• Lead quality performance, rapids, and investigation for dispensing & granulation.

Desired Qualifications:

• Good working knowledge and understanding of GMPs related to dry products' manufacturing.
• Ability to tackle problems and make decisions independently.
• Proactively drives quality improvements to achieve department safety, quality, and efficiency goals.

How will you get here?

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates Degree or 5 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience or any combination of both.
• Applicants with the experience/exposure of working in a cleanroom environment are highly sought after.
• Troubleshooting, assembly and testing skills required.
• Experienced in manufacturing processes.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledgeable of BI Launch Pad, SAP, Pharmasuite, Maximo, Trackwise, and SCW software’s.
• Knowledge of THP’s software and SOP’s
• Basic knowledge and experience using manufacturing equipment & mechanical competence
• Communicate effectively.
• Ability to read work instructions, and procedure manuals/diagrams
• Ability to work well with autonomously.
• Experience in pharmaceutical production and packaging preferred.

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